Embarking on a career journey with Social Futures means becoming part of a mission that goes beyond just a job. We are a voice for social change in regional Australia, with a history spanning over 47 years. We have an exciting opportunity for a Program Worker to join our Standing Strong program on the Gold Coast. Standing Strong provides support for women to improve their job readiness, achieve paid employment, volunteering, education, and skills training while increasing their overall sense of safety. Your role within our specialised economic empowerment program, Standing Strong, will allow you to:  

•  Assist women increase their economic security, workforce participation and safety through a strength based and trauma informed case management framework. 

• Build positive and meaningful relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders, employers and local service providers with the goal of supporting women.  

• Provide education sessions to employment service providers about Domestic and Family Violence awareness and trauma informed practice and facilitate group workshops in a variety of settings on job readiness. 

Joining us, you’ll be part of a dedicated and passionate team who are focused on working within a trauma informed, person centered practice framework to address financial disadvantage for women 16 – 65 years of age who are experiencing the impacts of DFV.  From case management support to delivering workshops within community, your work will be diverse and impactful.  

This role is a great opportunity for you to increase your skill set. Here’s how it will help transform your career: 

• Gain valuable experience being a part of a specialized economic empowerment program. 

• Strengthen your skills in coaching and mentoring and working within a trauma informed, person centred practice framework. 

• Expand your network by collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders. 

• Broaden your skill set through diverse and meaningful work. 

At Social Futures, we believe in the value of your voice, and we are dedicated to making positive changes every day. We’ve got your back in providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, one that celebrates diversity and promotes inclusion. Here, your wellbeing matters to us. 

Among the benefits, we offer flexible working options, access to ongoing learning and development, generous salary packaging options, a staff well-being program, and the opportunity to bank additional days leave per year. Additionally, we prioritise safety and uphold that Social Futures isn’t just a workplace; it’s a community. 

Here, we believe in inclusivity, integrity, and learning. Why you’ll like working with us: 

• Your voice will be valued and heard in our mission to support positive social change 

• You’ll be part of a supportive, diverse, and inclusive environment where we celebrate individuality 

• We prioritise your wellbeing, with benefits such as External Supervision, flexible working options 

We are looking for a passionate and innovative Program Worker with a desire to make a difference. The successful candidate will have: 

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in health, psychology, social work, social science or social welfare, health promotion or similar  

• Experience providing high quality customer-centred individual and/or family therapeutic interventions and/or case management  

• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with all people to ensure effective relationships 

• Demonstrated well-developed organisational, time management and administrative skills with the ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines  

• Demonstrated experience in maintaining professional boundaries while engaging in person-centred work 

Social Futures is an equal opportunity employer and actively recruit from key communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQSB, people living with a disability, people with lived experience and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.  

Please send us. 

A copy of your CV 

A brief cover letter that outlines why you are a good fit for the role. 

Want further Details? 

To access a position description please click apply or click here 

Applications close Monday 27 November 2023 

Visit Social Futures Website and see who we are and what we do by going to https://socialfutures.org.au/work-with-us/ 

Contact Fiona Halligan our hiring manager if you’d like to discuss this role in further detail on 0427 203 536 

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